SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Police responded Wednesday night after a teen was found shot just south of downtown South Bend. Officers on the scene said the shooting actually happened elsewhere.

The shooting happened around 10:22 p.m., and police were dispatched to a gas station near the intersection of West Monroe Street and South Michigan Street, which is where the car reportedly containing the victim wound up.

The shooting itself happened on South Bend's south side, police said. Officers initially responded to a report of shots fired in the area of East Ewing Avenue and Michigan Street.

The 17-year-old victim was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Police said he suffered a gunshot wound to his upper leg that was not considered life-threatening.

It appears shots were fired at the vehicle that was found at the gas station. It was not immediately clear if the victim was in the vehicle when he was shot.

Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact the South Bend Police Department or Michiana Crime Stoppers.

(Photo supplied/St. Joseph County Jail)A suspect in a home invasion and attempted rape which happened at a home in South Bend has been arrested.

Joshua Heath Black, 29, is facing charges of burglary of a dwelling, strangulation, attempted rape, and sexual battery, for the incident which happened on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at a home in the 500 block of S. 27th Street.

Black was arrested on Friday.

Black entered the victim’s home through an unlocked front door and woke the victim by assaulting her, according to investigators. The victim got Black’s gun away from him and pointed it at him. He then took off and she called police, according to 95.3 MNC’s reporting partners at ABC 57.

South Bend Police detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 2300 block of W. Western Avenue.

Officers were sent there after receiving a ShotSpotter alert, but the victim was not at the scene.

About 20 minutes later, police were notified about a shooting victim who arrived at the hospital with a non-life-threatening wound to the leg.

Through the initial investigation, officers learned the victim was in a vehicle in the 2300 block of W. Western when he heard shots and then noticed he was injured. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Anybody with information is asked to contact the South Bend Police Department at 235-9201 or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 288-STOP.

FRIDAY

A man was shot in the stomach in South Bend. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, in the 800 block of N. Portage Avenue. A woman was taken into custody, according to 95.3 MNC’s reporting partners at ABC 57 News. Details on the circumstances that led to the shooting were not immediately released.

South Bend Police patrol officers and detectives were called to a home in the 1700 block of Scott Street around 8 a.m. on Friday, May 17, on the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the hip. Investigators determined the shooting was accidental. No arrests were made.

THURSDAY

South Bend Police officers were also called to Memorial Hospital in South Bend on Thursday night, May 16, after 16-year-old boy who walked in with a gunshot wound to his leg. The shots were allegedly fired around 8 p.m. that evening near the intersection of Elmer and Elwood in South Bend.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – South Bend police confirm an officer shot a suspect near downtown South Bend Sunday morning.

Police say the shooting happened around 3:25 a.m. near the Central High Apartments. According to police, officers were originally called to the scene for reports of a man going through vehicles. William Street is blocked off between Colfax and Washington Avenue.

Police say the man who was shot has been taken to the hospital. His condition is unknown.

The officer was not injured.

Metro Homicide is investigating as is protocol in officer-involved shootings.

There have been 11 shootings in the city limits in the first 12 days of the month.

Early last Thursday morning, 28 shell casings were recovered on and around Meade Street, where two men allegedly opened fire on an occupied vehicle with the police department's own Nuisance Abatement Vehicle parked nearby.

“We had our armadillo parked in front of a house, so they don't care,” Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski said. “But we do, and it’s going to stop, one way or the other.”

While 23-year-old Stefon Gaines and 24-year-old Steven Gaines II appear to be the latest part of the gun violence problem for their alleged involvement in the Meade Street incident, a program called Stand Against Violence Everyday, or SAVE, has been part of the solution for the past year and a half.

“We respond after every shooting, whether it’s at the scene or at the hospital,” SAVE leader Isaac Hunt said. “I think we've been doing a pretty good job. We’re on pace to already have talked to, in the city, close to 12,000 people this year.”

SAVE has steered shooting victims and/or their relatives toward things like counseling, education and employment services while steering them away from thoughts of retaliation.

“We never hear about the [shootings] that we have prevented. I can honestly say that I know that we have prevented at least three or four shootings that took place just by us having conversations and better relationships,” Hunt added.

Hunt said that in 2017, the city had 102 shootings. In 2018, a year during which SAVE was on the scene for about six months, that number dropped to 78.

“It’s affecting our neighborhoods. It’s affecting our city as a whole, and families are living with this trauma after the shooting is over and the child is buried. Who is there to comfort them? We're doing the best we can, and we need more help to be able to do this role,” Hunt said. “Our role is the carrot and not the stick. We get a chance to be able to offer service to individuals that may need them. And our job is to try and eliminate the barriers and allow them to have a different lifestyle.https://www.wndu.com/content/news/South ... Fnx9maOqfM

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St. Joseph County Metro Homicide has been called to a shooting at Kelly's Pub in South Bend.

The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

According to South Bend Police, one person is dead and as many as 10 people have been injured. People have been sent to both Memorial Hospital in South Bend and St Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka.

We're working to gather information. Stay with NewsCenter 16 as we follow this breaking news story.

Multiple weekend shootings in South Bend prompt city police to ask county for helpBy Lincoln Wright South Bend Tribune 2 hrs ago

SOUTH BEND — Multiple shootings over the course of a few hours Saturday night into Sunday morning had South Bend police so busy, St. Joseph County officers had to step in to assist.

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to Kelly's Pub at 1150 Mishawaka Ave., on reports of a shooting. Brandon Williams, 27, was killed and roughly 10 others were injured, according to police.

There were approximately 75 to 100 people in the parking lot of the pub at the time, and many of them then showed up at Memorial Hospital to check on those injured. Because of the crowd, the hospital went on lockdown around 2:30 a.m., as per protocol, and was on lockdown for roughly four hours, according to Heidi Prescott, a hospital spokeswoman.

The lockdown was done out of an "abundance of caution for our patients and staff," she wrote in an email. South Bend police then were dispatched to the hospital to help with the crowd.

Other calls Saturday involved one at 11:17 p.m. when police investigated reports of shots fired into a home in the 2300 block of West Keller Street.

And about 30 minutes before the Kelly's Pub shooting, shots were reportedly fired at a party in the 900 block of North Adams Street. While police were there, they heard gunshots, Ken Garcia, a police spokesman, said. There were no injuries, but a South Bend police officer was listed as a victim on the public police log. Garcia would not go into further detail on why the officer was listed, but said there were multiple officers on scene.

No evidence of a gun being fired was found and no suspect was located. While police were searching for a suspect, the shootings at Kelly's Pub occurred.

Garcia did not know how many officers were working the third shift this past Saturday, but typically there are around 19. Because of the back-to-back shootings and the eventual crowd at the hospital, South Bend police were stretched thin.

"Basically every resource we had was busy," Garcia said.

That led to a call for assistance to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department.

"This isn't something new, we will always try to assist one another," Sheriff Bill Redman said. "South Bend was spread thin so they asked us for assistance."

Redman wasn't sure of the call volume, but while South Bend police were busy with the shootings and crowd control, county officers were responding to other emergency calls throughout the city. County officers have also been assisting city police by serving as security at a number of events. This weekend's shootings come a week after a South Bend police officer shot and killed 54-year-old Eric Logan after he was reportedly breaking into cars and approached the officer with a knife.

The police shooting has sparked outrage in the community, leading Mayor Pete Buttigieg, as well as community members, to hold a number of events. County police served as security at Buttigieg's Sunday town hall and at a Friday march organized by community members.

When asked if county officers were working security because the shooting involved a South Bend police officer, Redman said no. They are simply helping because they were asked.

"We are doing everything we can," he said. "We just want to assist South Bend wherever we can."